Improvement in key-rings



1 curved latch, pivoted at UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VILLIAM T. JENKS, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT lIN KEY-RINGS.

To all whom t may concer/n:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM T. JENKs, of of Lucas and State of Figure lis a side View of my improved key-n ring, showing it opened. Fig. 2 is aside View of the same, showing it closed. Fig. 3 is a section of thesame on the line C C, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in a key-ring, formed, as toits main portion, ofone piece of metal, bent into a circular form, with its ends nearlymeeting, and, as to its supplementary part, of a pivoted clasp, which tsin a depression formed by notching said ends, so that it will perfectlycoincide with the inner and outer edges of the ring, and thus formsmooth or continuous surfaces, as hereinafter described.

In the drawing, the letter A represents a ring of round or at metal, ofsuitable size and in one piece, and so made that its ends a b nearlymeet, though not quite. B is a d to the ring, near one end of the same,and made U-shaped in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 3, so that it will,when folded over the ends of the ring, as in Fig. 2, embrace and closethe same and cover their sides. The end portions of the ring areslightly notched on the outer edges, as shown in Fig. 1, to allow theclasp to sink in as far as possible, and to leave no projection aroundthe periphery of the ring, as indicated in Fig. 2.

This construction of ring will permit of convenient opening and closing,and is furthermore inexpensive. Besides this, it will not catch upon ormaterially Wear the pocket in which it may be carried, and has noshoulders or other projections of such a character as to en` gage withthe key-bows, or cause them to become entangled or bunched,7 as isfrequently the case with other rings of this class.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- As a new and improved article of rnanutacture, thekey-rin g herein described, formed of the circular piece A, cut out ornotched at the ends, and the clasp B, pivoted thereto at d, and adaptedto complete the circle when closed, in the manner described.

WILLIAM T. JENKS.

Vitn esses:

D. E. MERRILL, J. ROBINSON, PAUL DEAL.

